RTGs and Congress

"It is not often that a $30M issue in an appropriations bill gets a lot of attention. In fact, it is not uncommon to hear Senate staff state that they have $100M round off errors, but recent language in Congressional legislation appropriating funds of this magnitude can have a direct, negative impact on the long-term success of US planetary science and, potentially, creative approaches to power generation for future astrophysics missions, earth observation missions and other research activities in space."

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AAS email: Plutonium 238 Production: An Ongoing Issue for Washington\n\n\"It is not often that a \$30M issue in an appropriations bill gets a lot of attention. In fact, it is not uncommon to hear Senate staff state that they have \$100M round off errors, but recent language in Congressional legislation appropriating funds of this magnitude can have a direct, negative impact on the long-term success of US planetary science and, potentially, creative approaches to power generation for future astrophysics missions, earth observation missions and other research activities in space.\"

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